The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-17
CLARA Bellies BUDGET.
HIGHLY ORIGINAL OBsERvA.
TIONS OF NEW YORK LIFE.
Fifth Avenue In New YOrk-Deserted
Mansions-KaDiolani interviewed
Hot Weather Chat.

Mansions APPELLANT interviewed
--Bot Weather Chat.
ESPECIAL coRREsrosDvsoE OF rHE ArrnAL.I
NEW YORK, July 14.-To 20
through Fifth avenue in July is to
see a strangely diversified thorough
fare. The wealthy families are all
away and their houses are dart many
front doors are boarded over, and
panes are taken out to show beyond
doubt that the premises are unoccu-
pied. Along with these shut build
ings are scattered a score OF club
houses, which are contrastingly wide
geographically doorless aud sash
less, for everything is made free to
the faintest zephyr of mitigating air.
The several hotels ON the avenue are
lively spots, too, for the summer
transient business is good with them,
and the guests swarm to the fronts.
The curious July exposure, however,
is OF the extent OF boarding houses
in Fifth avenue. Some of the in
tensely stylish ones are closed, for
their residents have gone to the
country resorts, but the establish
ments devoted to the lodging and
feeding Of middling prosperous peo-
pie, principally bachelors, are much
more numerous than might be sup
posed, and on the doorsteps OF these,
on het evenings, the boarders lounge
with q sad disregard OF the unwritten
Fifth avenue law against ever sitting
in the vestibule.
The Aston and Vanderbilt resi-
denoes might be vaults for the dead
for all the life that they show. The
block OF mansions erected by the late
VIM. II. Vanderbilt, and now the
homes OF his widow, two bachelor
sons and two married daughters, are
utterly deserted except by compile
ment OF watchmen. But right across
the wa7 is Roman Catholic orphan
asylum, with about an eighth of an
acre Of greensward. is understood
that an annual and liberal donation
from the Vanderbilts binds a sort OF
reciprocal treaty, under which the
young paupers are kept out OF this
conspicuous lawn, and are sent to
play in rear yard. But the summer
evidently is counted out, for the lit
tie ones daily tumble on the grass
before the Vanderbilt windows, from
which there are now no eyes to look
and be offended.
Hot weather has its humor even in
q baked city. Passengers on the East
Side Elevated railroad are whirled
closely past the gorgeous banners
that hang on the fronts OF the dime
museums. Each has a fat woman
pictured, Of course, and in one in
stance the enormous bulk Of humani-
ty was newly inscribed: "The fat
woman is suffering horribly from the
intense heat. Do not fail 70 see her.
The sight OF lifetime" Doubtless
those who find diversion in the
tortured dogs in 4 pit, or in the
mauling Of pugilists in a prize ring,
would be delighted by the misery OF
a quarter-ton woman in q tempera-
ture Of a hundred.
Queen Kapiolani, OF Hawaii, has
again been a sort OF side show at a
Broadway hotel this week, and some
Of the few fashionable folks left in
town went 10 see her. She il a com
monplace monarch, though perhaps
not more so than Queen Victoria:
but she puts on no airs with her civ
ilized good clothes, and is distinctly
amiable. She was industriously fan.
ming herself during my brief call,
aud a gushing Fifth avenue girl said
TO her: III suppose that your majesty
doesn't find this weather uncomiort-
able, considering that your home is
in the tropicsY
20, do find il very hot, indeed.
was Kapiolani's reply, a. she pulled
up the loose sleeves Of her dress a
little ut is almost unbearable."
20, | comprehend, gurgled the
maiden; "our kind Of clothes seem
burdensome TO you
In her unadyised imagination she
pictured Kapiolani in the CARELESS
state OF a Fiji Islander. The Queen
graciously informed her that Paris.
ian modes prevailed at the Hawaiian
court.
How do women whose extreme
slenderuess iorbids really thin
clothes, exist this weather. My
heartiest sympathy goes out this
morning 10 a young lady who went
10 Saratoga after spending the night
with me. She is tall and slender,
aud always wears tailor made
gowns OF great accuracy Of AZ and
style. She is what they call willowy.
Jennio's travelling RIG was perfect 10
look at. She had a sling sleeve wrap
OF ecru pongec, a material that
shakes round and makes believe be
cool. She had a pin head check
cloth, tailor made dress and love Of
q travelling hat Of smoke oolored
ship, with a crimson bird sitting on
its ridge pole, surveying the slanting
sides OF straw. that looked for all
the world like a slated roof. Jennie
was tired from her ride, and Emma
aud | helped her get of her things.
| never was so shocked In my life as
when | bcheld the condition Of that
poor creature. As think Of her on
the hot, dusty cars, the tears come
into my eyes. The dress waist was
lined with thick, tvillcd silk, and
was boncd till you couldn't put your
finger on the lining between the
seams. II was padded over up into
the shoulder like the front Of a cav.
airy officers coat The sleeves had
two thicknesses Of sheet wadding on
the under side and one on top, be-
tween the check stuff aud the silk
lining II was like looking into
a gaspipe 10 rare down
those dark little stuffed
sleeves. | laid the waist on a chair.
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